Gram panchayat · Tihidi block · Bhadrak
Mukundapur gram panchayat
Mukundapur is a gram panchayat (village council) in Tihidi block of Bhadrak district, Odisha, covering 8 villages, home to 8,431 people in 1,842 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Basudevpur assembly constituency and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 8
- Population (2011)
- 8,431
- Literacy
- 85.4%
- Area
- 12.4 km²
- LGD code
- 116765
Villages of Mukundapur
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arasa | 467 | 2,023 | 90.0% | 35% | 0% |
| Bidyadharpur | 361 | 1,521 | 83.8% | 38% | 0% |
| Gudupal | 302 | 1,488 | 75.3% | 46% | 0% |
| Kalimegha | 153 | 842 | 89.9% | 15% | 0% |
| Jhinkiria | 179 | 732 | 83.8% | 23% | 0% |
| Bodhapur | 133 | 647 | 91.0% | 21% | 11% |
| Mukundapur | 127 | 619 | 89.9% | 28% | 0% |
| Kanchanpur | 120 | 559 | 83.2% | 25% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Mukundapur
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 8,431
- 4,113 male · 4,318 female
- Households
- 1,842
- about 4.6 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.4%
- above Tihidi block's villages (82.4%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,050
- above Tihidi block's villages (997)
- Children aged 0–6
- 995
- 11.8% of residents
- Workers
- 2,510
- 29.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 2,714 (32.2%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 69 (0.8%)
What the 2,510 workers did
- Cultivators737 (29.4%)
- Agricultural labourers561 (22.4%)
- Household industry53 (2.1%)
- Other work643 (25.6%)
- Marginal workers516 (20.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Mukundapur
How many of the 8 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 8 villages cover 12 km², 81% of it sown with crops and 1% forest.
Education
- Primary school8 of 8
- Middle school3 of 8
- Secondary school1 of 8
- Senior secondary school0 of 8
- Degree college0 of 8
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 8
- Health sub-centre1 of 8
- Anganwadi centre8 of 8
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 8
- Hand pump8 of 8
- Electricity for homes8 of 8
Roads & transport
- All-weather road8 of 8
- Public bus0 of 8
- Mobile phone coverage8 of 8
Services
- Post office or sub post office3 of 8
- Commercial bank0 of 8
- Ration (PDS) shop5 of 8
- Weekly haat0 of 8
- Primary schools
- 10
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (8). Handicrafts: Terracota (1).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Tihidi block
- Achak
- Bahabalpur
- Bamanbindha
- Barasar
- Baro
- Bhatapada
- Bilana
- Bodak
- Daulatpur
- Dolasahi
- Fatepur
- Gobindapur
- Guamal
- Harisinghpur
- Jamjodi
- Kanpada
- Karada
- Kolha
- Kumbera
- Maharampur
- Mangalpur
- Narendrapur
- Nayananda
- Paliabindha
- Rajnagar
- Sahapur
- Saya
- Shyamasundarpur
- Sindol
- Talagopabindha
- Talapada
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